---
id: python-status
version: "1.0.1"
license: BSD
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# python-status — HTTP Status for Humans

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 135.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

python-status is a minimal library that maps HTTP status codes to named constants and provides utility functions to classify response types. Instead of writing `return ('response', 201)`, you write `return ('response', status.HTTP_201_CREATED)`, making code more readable. It includes helper methods like `is_success()`, `is_client_error()`, and `is_server_error()` to check response classifications.

The package has no runtime dependencies and is a straightforward constant-and-function collection. It was originally created as a standalone extraction from Django Rest Framework and is independently maintained. However, the project is abandoned—the last release was 2015-10-17 and there have been no updates since, despite the repository remaining unarchived.

Use it for:

- Replace magic HTTP status numbers with named constants in Flask or Django view handlers for clearer code.
- Check response status types in scripts using the Requests library without hardcoding numeric comparisons.
- Provide a consistent status code reference across a custom HTTP API or microservice.
- Improve code readability in conditional logic that branches on HTTP response codes.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides named constants for HTTP status codes and helper methods to classify response types, replacing numeric status codes with readable names like HTTP_200_OK.

No. The package is abandoned (last updated 2015-10-17) and targets obsolete Python versions (2.7, 3.3–3.5). High install friction and lack of maintenance make this a poor choice for new projects. Alternatives may provide equivalent functionality with active support.

## Install

pip install python-status
uv add python-status
poetry add python-status

## Installing python-status

Before you install: High install friction with no runtime dependencies. Package is abandoned—last release was 2015-10-17 with no updates since, though the repository remains unarchived. Classifiers claim support for Python 2.7 and 3.3–3.5, all of which are end-of-life.

License in practice: BSD license (permissive). No restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in commercial or private projects.

Quickstart:

pip install python-status

import status
if status.is_success(code=200):
    print('Success')

print(status.HTTP_200_OK == 200)  # True

Package targets Python 2.7 and 3.3–3.5; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package actually works on Python versions newer than 3.5 despite classifier claims.
- Whether high install friction refers to a compiled dependency or other build-time requirement not evident in the description.
- Whether the package is compatible with current Python interpreters in active use.

## Package facts

- License: BSD (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 135.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

http status codes constants, readable http status names, status code helper methods, http response classification, human readable status codes, status code utilities, http status checking, http-utilities, abandoned

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